kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
sincere; earnest; serious
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
battle formation; military formation
outside; exterior; outside (corner)
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to make advances (to); to woo; to work on someone
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
protective instinct; defensive instinct
rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
bend; curvature; deflection
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
flash (of light); glint; schiller
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
future; possible; potential; prospective
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
rival; competitor; competition
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
aptitude; aptness; suitability
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of